tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post5441625978104657267..comments2024-03-29T06:02:16.929-05:00Comments on Windtraveler: Pinned to a lee....DOCK!?Windtravelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11933432135694020418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-41955191712417885412010-10-12T10:22:17.188-05:002010-10-12T10:22:17.188-05:00Glad it all worked out! Have a great day. =)Glad it all worked out! Have a great day. =)Mid-Life Cruising!http://www.mid-lifecruising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630726.post-47833727677318150652010-10-12T09:43:42.079-05:002010-10-12T09:43:42.079-05:00That happened to me on Liberty's maiden voyage...That happened to me on Liberty's maiden voyage from RI to the Chesapeake. We got pinned to a dock after an all-night sail from Cape May, NJ to Rock Hall, MD. The wind kicked up at 25 knots on the beam after we tied up to a public bulkhead for what we thought was a short breakfast stop before finding a nice marina slip. We found ourselves fighting the wind and trying to keep Liberty from being damaged all on zero sleep. The wind was strong and Liberty, at 32,000 lbs, was heavy, making the even our largest fenders collapse under the strain. It was nerve-racking and tiring and a very helpless feeling. And we didn't even get any free fuel for our trouble!Brett Andersonhttp://web.me.com/m.brett.anderson/Libertys_Voyage/Welcome_on_board_Liberty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com